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JULIUS NELSON CAYO, OF GARY, INDNA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern.'

lie it known that I, JUL'IUsN. CAYO, a citizen of `the United States, residing at Gary, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in- Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vending machines and has particular application to a coin controlled vending machine for dispensing cigars when the proper coin has been deposited in themachine. It will be understood, however, that my invention in its useful application is not limited to the dispensing of any particular commodity, as

various articles may be vended. In-'c'arrying out the present invention, it

is myv purpose to provide a vending machine by means of `which, when the proper coin has' been inserted in the machine, cigars will ,f be dispensed singly. It is also my purpose whoh'tlm coin operates to :render the mecha- 4 to, provide a machine of the class described which will be constructed insuc'h manner thatA the articles will be vended singly and the remaining articles automatically held in the machine' and wherein'congestion Will be eliminated and thecommodities discharged from the, machine successively in accordance with'the insertions of coins in the machine. Furthermore, I 'aim to provide a coincontrollcdv vending machine which will be coinparatively' simpl'ein construction and efficient and positive in operation and whichy maybe installed and maintained at aminimumA cost.A

lVith the above and other objects inview,

the invention consists in the construction,`

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterset forth in and falling 4within the tional view on the line 6-6 .of Fig. 4 'show- 1 ing the feeding and distributing devices Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a por-- tion lof the machine showing the manner in Specication of Letters Iatent.

Patented Dee. 1, 1914.

Application cd november 11,'V 1813, Serial No. 800,363.

nism of-,the machine operative Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view through an article holder.

In the present instance, l have shown ai duplex vending machine capable of vendingcigars'of 4various prices, the duplex apparatus being' controlled from a single handle.

Itwillbe understood, however, that the ma chine may embody7 any number of vending units and each unit may be of any desired capaci all of such units being controlled by a single operating handle, the units beingv so correlated and arranged that the insertion of a coin of a particular denominationin the respective slot or chute will render that particular unit only operative independently of the other units.

Referring now to the accoinpanving drawings in detail, the numeral l indicates the casing or housing of a machine which is constructed of any suitable material and is .preferably provided with a front wall of glass, the said casing being formed in such manner as to nicely accommo'ilatethe various mechanisms .of each unit of the machine.

ln the present instance, the machine embodies tivo 'vending'A unitseach includingr standards?, 2 extending upwardly from and suitably secured to the base of the casing adjacent to the front and rear, edges thereof, the standards being y-fiiinolopriately spaced apartand` of different heights, the rear standards being taller than the front standf ards. suitably connected to the upper end of each standard or fornicii integral therewith asdesired is a yoke il having thefree limbs of the arms thereoiF extended outwardly as at i and thence proiected up-` wardly at theoutwardly and upwardly extending portions of the yoke receiving` a. trough 6 inclineddownwardly toward? the frontof the machine.` incident to the differ-f' ence in height of the standards 'supporting the yoices. The feeding mechanism of each unit, comprises, in the present `instance,

drums 7, 7 journaled in the respective yokes` 3, 3 adjacent to the opposite ends of the lower Wall of the trough 16, and an endless band 8 of some suitable material trained over said drums and having the upper reach thereof resting upon the upper surface of the'lower wali of the trough, a ratchet wheel 9 VbeingT suitahlynfastened to one end of the axle of the 'forward drum so as to impart inovementto the feeding device in a man- `11er `vi-'hieltnwill. preseiitly,A appear. Surr. instance, to lie horizontally therein one upon the other. Each compartment' preferably has-the lower'end thereof equipped with a vswinging check or gate13 pivoted to' the lower edge of the wall of the respective com- A `partment and adapted to hold the articles within such compartment against discharge,

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While the lower edges of the side wallsof each container are provided with down.

wardly extending ears 14, 14 adapted to contact with the adjacent side walls of the trough 6 and having openings therein alining with (mening-s` in the sidewalls ofthe trough and the upwardly-projected portions of the rear yoke 3 to receive'pivot pin's 15 15 whereby the article containerx'is secured to and capable of swinging movement upon the trough of the respective unit, the forward lower edges of the side wails of the container being provided with downturned lugs 16, 16 designed to embrace the side walls of the trough so as to maintain the containcr in proper position for feeding the ci ars therefrom.

' n the present instance, standards 17, 17, one for each unit, extend upwardly from the rearedge of the base Aof -the casing or housing l immediately behind the respective rear standard 3 and each of said standards 17 terminates in a yoke 1S having journaled in the opposite limbs thereof a drum 19 having one end of a tape Q0, or some other suitable flexible element connected thereto and adapted to be wrapped or wound thereabout, said tape being trained over a. roller 21 journaled in the yoke 18 above the drum 19. The free end of this tape 20 is connected to the forA ward edge of a regulating device composed of a block 22 provided on its lower surface at the opposite edges thereof with runners 23ndapted to slide upon theV lower wall' of the trough 6 at the opposite sides of the band 8` the tape v 20 being passed beneath the block between thevrunners thereon while the block is interposed 'between the lower end of the container and the trough and controls the gates or checks '13, the shaft of the iirum 19 being provided with a ratchet wheel i4 whereby the drum may rotate to slide the block 22 within the trough andtoward the rear end thereof to release the gates 13 controlling thc compartments' 11. of the respcc:

tive container successively and at proper in tervals.

Mounted at. thelowe'r end of the trough t of eachiinit is a separator composed, in the embodiment of my invention; of

arms 25, 25 each pivoted to one limb of the yoke 3 carried by the forward Istandard 2 adjacent to the outwardly extended portion of' the respectivelimb and provided with an upwardly extending lug 26 disposed within the trough and having the edge contiguous the top edge of the arm concaved to form a seat 27 coperating with the seat formed by the lu arm to provide a cradle. 'I` e forward exon Vthe other tremities of the arms 25, 25 of the separator are each bifurcated to provide a relatively long"oownwardly extending finger 2R and a short finger 29 disposed above the long finger. Suitably secured to the base of the casing or housing 1 in advance of the forward standard .2 of the respective dispensing unit is an inverted U-shaped yoke 130 carrying on its interconnecting portion an upwardly extending sleeve 31 in which is siidaifiy disposed a rod 32 carrying at its upper end a distributor composed in this instance of a plater33 having the forward edge thereof slotted as at 34, 34 to'pivotally receive cradle forming members 3,5, 35 suitably spaced apirrt and formed with upwardly extending fingers 36,/ rearward extensions 37 disposed in a plane at right angles to that of the fingers and lforwardly projecting lugs 38. The contiguous edges of the fingers 36 and the rearwardV extensions 37 are concaved to forma cradle or seat Vwhile the 'free extremity ofeach' rearward extension is apertured to receive one end of a coiled 'contractile spring 39 having the free end thereof secured to a downwardly extendin lstrip 40 secured to tbe under surface o the platev33 of the distributor, the springs 39 acting tov hold the fingers 3G normally vertically. Upstanding from the base of the casing or housing 1 immediately in advance of theinverted U- shaped yoke 30 is a standard 11 carrying at its 'upper extremity -a horizontal pin 42' disposed in the path of movement of the lugs 38 on the cradle forming members 35 so that in theu Ward movement of the distributer under tide action of the rod 32 within the sleeve 31, the cradle forming members will loe swung about their pivots and against the action of the sprin S39. -In order that the separator and distributor muy be moved simultaneously, the opposite ends of the plate 33 of the distributor aredisposed between the fingers 28 and .29 of the arms 25, 25, while the pins 43, 43 extend outwardly of the strips 40 beneath the relatively long arms 28. Contractile springs 44, 44 each have one end secured to one limb of 'the'forward yoke 3 and the opposite end secured to the rear extremity of the respecfti've arm 2.5i and ilcttoswingl the arms 25, 25

,a bell crank lever having one4 arni 46 pivoted adjacent to its point of connection with the opposite arm 47 within a bracket 48 .secured to the base ol' the casing,Y or housing of the machine adjacent to 'the forward edge thereof and in advance of the standard 4l. the free end ot' said arm lo being connected through the medium of a link 4E) with the rod 32, while thc arm 47 of the bell crank lever is offset from the arm 4G as at 50 and has pivotally connected to the free end thereof one extremity of a rack bar 5l disposed above and adapted to engage with the teeth oii the. ratchet wheel 9 on the shaft of the drum 7 carried ov the yoke on the forward standard 2. Pivotally connected tn the free end of the rack bar .Til is one extremity of a link having the free. end pivotally connected to a lever 53, the latter being fulcrumed between its ends upon the standard 1T and carrying a dog 54 spring pressed into engagement with the teeth of the ratchet. wheel 2t on the shaft ot the uli-um l) a second do bein secured to s x-v r:

Ito the lever 5325 to rotate the drum 19 and so slide the block rearwardly within the trough n. Simultaneous with this operation, the rod 32 will be moved upwardly within the sleeve ill thereby elevating the distribtiter so that the latter will carry the cigar contained in the cradle forming' members thereof upwardly.

In the upward movement of the cradle forming members of the distributer, the lugs 38 on such members engage tht` pin 42 whereby the cradle forming members are swung about their pivotal connection with the plate 33 to dispose the fingers 36 thereof in a position at right angles to the normal thereby discbarsfiusT the cigar. The separater. beingr under the influence of the distributer is also actuated in the operation of the distributor so that the lugs Q6 on the arms 25 thereof` are moved out of the trough 6 and the nath of the cigars on the endless hand of the. feeding mechanism. As the lugs Q6 move downwardly, the forward portions of the arms 25 swing upwardly and thereby prevent the cigars from moving ont ot the trough, while the contiguous edges of the hws S26 and the arm 25 forrniner the seats '27 receive the adjacent cigar and throw latter into the cradle formed by the .senile forming members 35, 35 of the disn runner. A caprine 55 .has one end Connectou to the hase of the casing and the opposite end fastened to the rack bar 5l so as to insure engagement between the teeth of the rack bar and the ratchet wheel 9 in the forward movement ot' the bar under the action 0f the bell crank lever.

The movement of the block Q2 is sotimed with that gate or check 13 controlling each compartment 11 of the` article container is permitted to open as soon as the forward compartment has been emptied. compartments are openedsuccessively or one after the other in accordance with the discharge of the cigars thereby obviating congestion in the feeding and distributing mechanisms.

.The various mechanisms heretofore described are coin controlled so that the articles dispensed by the machine will be vended only when the proper coin has been de,`

Thus, the Y posited within the particular dispensing unit, this coin controlled mechanism is common toboth units of the machine and comprises, in the present instance, a member 57 in the form of a rectangular plate com` posedl of two longitudinal sections 58, 58 fastened together through the medium of bolts 59 and formed with vertical longitudinal slots 30. 60 spaced apart and opening onto the side edges of the member. This rectangular member 57 at its lower end is provided with laterally extending pivot studs (31, 6l journaled in bearings 62, 62 suitably fastened to the base of the casing or housingr between the dispensing units of the machine. A coiled contractile spring 63 has one end fastened to an u right 64 secured to the. base of the casing a jacent t0 the rear edge thereof and the opposite end fastened to the member l57', while a shaft 65 is journaled in suitable bearings carried by the base of the casing and formed at one end with a crank arm 6G disposed between the units of the. machine and connected by means of a link 67 with the member 57 to swing the latter about its horizontal pivot, the free end of the shaft extending outwardly of one of the side walls of the casingr or housing; lV and is equipped with a handle 68. Connected to the free end of the arm 47 of the bell crank lever 45 of each unit a rod 69 passed through an opening in one wall of the respective slot 60 in the member 57, while the opposite wall of such slot is formed with a relatively large opening 7l alining axially with the opening: 70 so that when the operating handle 68 is manipulated'before placing a coin in the machine` the member 57 may swing relatively to the rods 69. 69 without inu encino: the operating mechanism of the va r1` ous units. The `tree. ends of the rods 69, 69 are preferably upset so as to abut the Walls of the openings 70 in the normal con dition of the coin controlled mechanism. Immediately below each .opening 71 a retaining pin 72 is assed through the' wall ofithe respective s ot 60 and both ins are connected to each other by means o u strip 73 acted upon by a leaf spring 74 to hold the ins projected into the slots. Springs 75, 5 each' have one end connected to the strip 73 and the opposite'end fastened to the upright 64 so that when the member 57 1s moved forwardly under the action of the operating handle, thel pins will be with drawn from the slots 60, 60 in the member 57, a suitable stop being provided to limit the outward movement of the pins so as to avoid displacement thereof, such stops com prising a metallic st;ip 76 fastened to the member 57 and rejecting arms 7 terminating in oset ngers 78 spaced apart from the adjacent wall of the member 57 to permit the pins 72 to be retracted from the slots.

Each dispensing unit of the machine is provided with a coin chute 79 which, in the present instance. is suitably fastened to the container 10 of the respective unit. These coin chutes are disposed between the units and the lower end of each terminates immediately above the member 57 so that the chutes will aline with the slots 60, 60 when the member 57 is in normal position, the upper extremities of the coin chutes extending` outwardly ofthe casing 1 so that the coins may be inserted therein. The

l coin chute 79 of one unit and the respective slot in the member are designed to receive coins of one denomi` nation for instance', five cents while the other chute and the remaining slot of the member 57 alining therewith are designed for the purpose of receiving coins of another denomination for example, ten cent' pieces." When a coin is deposited in the respective chute such coin travels downwardiy within the chute and drops into the respective slot (il) in the member 57 and is arrested by the respective retaining pin T2 and held in front of the relatively large opening 71 in the wail of the slot, the marginal edges of the coin engaging the wall ot such opening. the opening for this pin` pose being of a diameter less than that of the coin. lVhe-n the coin is in this position, a fixed/connection is established between the .member 57 and the respective rod 69 whcreby in the movement of the member 57 under the action of the operating handle 58, the rod will travel forwardly and so actuate the respective bell crank lever 45 to cause the operation of the operating mechanism of the particular` unit as hereinbefore described, the spring 63 returning the member 57 to normal position upon the release of the operating handle.

In order to close the coin chute 79 of each dispensing unit when the container is empty 57 alining therewith provided with upwardly ign-'19,088

so as to notify purchasers of the condition of the machine, any suitable means may be employed. In the present instance, this 00in chute closing means is connected with one arm of to the side wall of the particular container and secured to the free arm of the hell crank lever is one end of a cord 98 or other flexible element havin the opposite end ther f fastened to and spool 94 surrounding the shaft of the drum 19 and connected to the ratchet wheel 24 c such drum. Thus, as the drum 19 is rotated from the operating mechanism of the articular dispensing unit to move the bloc 22 rearwardly, the cord will he wrapped about the spoel 34 and so operate the chute closing means in a gradual manner. A contractile spring 95 has one end connected to the container of each unit and the opposite end fastened to he bell crank lehrer to hold the latter in nor/mal position.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the afccnuiauyng drawings, the ccnr-rtruction. inode of operation and manner of employing my iizsenticu will be readily apparent.

While I have herein sheen and described one preferred form ci my invention by Way of illustration, I desire it to be. understood that I do not limit or eonline myself to the precise 4details of construction herein described and delineated, as modi fication and variation may be made Within the scope of the claims and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

l claim:

l. ln a vending machine, an articlereceptacle compose of a plurality of com# pertinents each having an outlet, a block controiling the outlets of the compartments of said receptacle, a fee-iler adapted to feedthe articles from said recept-fiele. a (listrihm ter adapted to have communication with said feeder, and means for operating said feeder and distributer simultaneously.

2. In a vending machine, an article re ceptacle divided into a plurality of com pa rtments each having an outlet, a gate con trolling the discharge of the articles-from each compartment a block adapted for Sliding movement and designed to o n said gates successively, a feeder adapte; to feed the articles from said receptacle. a distribu ter adapted to have communication with said feeder, and means for operating said block. feeder and distributor.

3. In a vending machine, an article receptacle havin an outlet, a trough communicating wit the outlet of said receptacle, a block mounted within said trough be neath the receptacle and controlling the outlet thereof and adapted movea apted to bewrapped a iut al a. bell. crank lever 91, pirated as at 92 ment, a. feeder comprising a pair odruma,

f1 ,1 meas im endless beh; trained met* di @una :mi mid igtaihutsr :m51 wel@ waxing the upizfm eacb t/hsxefm disposi-,d from me dtributer. within said tvfmgghg means for operating said 6. .h1 ending f'siacr drums and means for operating said black. www, a der ada'r@ Y 4f, In a 'wending mfiiinc, :m article refrom suv; icsepta-zie, a captada having :m (muet, :i dTough comt0 huw wmmunicatm Immifnting wih the nutivt of said recephis menus fw imei-ating 'L'.m u. Mock mounted within mid trough betribuna. mail :i sepmatm imi. Ii'cul Mie receptacle and controlling the outsaid distribuer und femm 'Lf-t dmv/0E and adapted for siidin mow:A :f distribute? am* fw munt. :L fldcr comprising :i pair o drums, the oppfwite :m un liess beit trained over said drums and .i wry end im e.. han ing the upper rend; thereof disposed the om Y M smid amm; ii'xiziwi within said trough, means for operating to the l'echi' und piojecing smid ffmns, means for npcming said block, from und having the, umm :i disti'buter adapted to have vommunimh mmcuvvd to form n crudi. am. tion with said feeder' mid comprisiing a pian: sturing said arms tu muni and cradle members pimml upun. smid plate. eenling the operation u? Um d 5. 1n :i vending mnehim, an mffxclv recep- Intesstimony whwcm t'mfu, ai feeder adapted to feed fue articlv ture in prflseiwe of um si 1 funn. .smid xcceptacle, a distributei aduvpwd JULUb Si to have communication with Suid feedur. W'itnesss:

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